Main characteristics of HIV-infected adult patients declaring present or former regular tobacco smoking* according to country. IeDEA West Africa collaboration, 2007–2008
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Main characteristics of HIV-infected adult patients declaring present or former regular tobacco smoking* according to country. IeDEA West Africa collaboration, 2007–2008
| Côte d’Ivoire n= 274 | Benin n= 31 | Mali n= 103 | p | Total n= 408 | |
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| Median age (IQR†) | 43 (37 – 49) | 44 (36 – 47) | 43 (37 – 49) | 0.87‡ | 43 (37 – 49) |
| Sex ratio (male to female) | 4.6:1 | 9.3:1 | 11.7:1 | 0.03∫ | 5.8:1 |
| Number of cigarettes per day median (IQR†) | 6 (4 – 10) | 3 (2 – 10) | 10 (6 – 20) | <10−4‡ | 8 (4 – 15) |
| Median age at smoking initiation (IQR†) | 18 (16 – 23) | 20 (17 – 23) | 19 (16 – 25) | 0.42‡ | 19 (16 – 24) |
| Type of cigarettes (%) | 0.41∫ | ||||
| -manufactured | 269 (98.9) | 30 (96.8) | 99 (99.0) | 398 (98.8) | |
| -hand-rolled | 3 (1.1) | 1 (3.2) | 1 (1.0) | 5 (1.2) | |
| Origin of cigarettes packs (%) | <10−4∫ | ||||
| -foreign brands | 102 (39.1) | 28 (96.59) | 96 (94.1) | 250 (56.3) | |
| -local brands | 128 (49.0) | 1 (3.5) | 2 (2.0) | 155 (34.9) | |
| -both | 31 (11.9) | 0 (0) | 4 (3.9) | 39 (8.8) | |
| Use of filtered cigarettes (%) | 0.09∫ | ||||
| -yes | 162 (83.1) | 28 (93.3) | 67 (91.8) | 257 (86.2) | |
| -no | 33 (16.9) | 2 (6.7) | 6 (8.2) | 41 (13.8) |